Burger King Foundation Inc
The Burger King Foundation believes in empowerment through education and lending a helping hand, when needed, thus allowing you to live life your way. To this end, we supply emergency relief to our employees and provide essential resources to help the students of today and the scholars of tomorrow discover their full potential.
Burger King Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Burger King Foundation Inc gave $5.7M across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $707K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,656,988
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $707,124
- -36.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,750
- Total assets
- $41,943,438
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Burger King Foundation Inc
- Next open deadline
- December 15, 2026 (Burger King Scholars Program)
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from Burger King Foundation Inc
BK Emergency Fund
Burger King Foundation Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Burger King Scholars Program
Burger King Foundation Inc
Amount
$1,000–$60,000
Deadline
Expected ~December
Based on past cycles
BURGER KING Scholars: Employee-Based Track Grant
Burger King Foundation Inc
Amount
US $1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Burger King Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scholarship America ($3.8M). Together the top 7 received $5.6M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($30,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 27 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Burger King Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.2M (2019) to $5.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $5.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America St Peter, MN | Scholarship | $3,792,814 |
| Kids in Need Foundation Roseville, MN | Education Supplies | $1,645,970 |
| National Restaurant Education Fund Washington, DC | Scholarships | $150,400 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $30,000 |
| Foundation for New Education Initat Miami, FL | Education | $15,500 |
| Branches of South Florida Miami, FL | Education | $10,126 |
| Breakthrough Miami, FL | Education | $6,178 |
| The Education Fund Miami Lakes, FL | Education Supplies | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $41,943,438 | $10,347,455 | $9,088,950 | $5,656,988 | 8 | $860,747 |
| 2024 | $36,465,659 | $9,430,893 | $9,453,739 | $5,557,161 | 5 | $878,417 |
| 2023 | $35,279,413 | $8,697,639 | $6,464,312 | $3,538,995 | 5 | $963,758 |
| 2022 | $30,024,989 | $6,654,359 | $6,834,539 | $4,179,744 | 4 | $740,659 |
| 2021 | $34,345,730 | $7,130,405 | $6,267,191 | $4,337,655 | 5 | $685,956 |
| 2020 | $31,735,393 | $7,238,168 | $6,550,571 | $4,415,985 | 7 | $651,308 |
| 2019 | $27,867,741 | $7,743,086 | $5,372,507 | $3,230,999 | 5 | $572,928 |
About Burger King Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Burger King Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Miami, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $5.7M. Net investment income was $861K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Burger King Foundation Inc is led by Thomas Curtis, President on every filing since 2022; 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Curtis
President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Johnson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Isabel Turull
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raj Verman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robes St Juste
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom McDonald
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Fitzpatrick
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Levins
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Moore
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luke Pisors
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Santowski
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Begley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Aust
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thibault Roux
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Yashinsky
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicolas Henrich
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Lewis
Executive Di
Exe. Director → Executive Di, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$215K (2025)
Jacqueline Friesner
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Schafer
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Peter Perdue (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Katie Repici (2022–2023) — Exe. Director
- Former: Patrick O'Toole (2023) — Director
- Former: Bianca Shen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Thiago Santelmo (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Renato Rossi (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Rafael Odorizzi (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Andrea Tejada (2022) — Director
- Former: Eric Goldhersz (2022) — Director
- Former: Katerina Glyptis (2022) — Director
- Former: Matthew Banton (2022) — Director
- Former: Amanda Israel (2019–2021) — Exe. Director
- Former: Patrick Sidhu (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ekrem Ozer (2021) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Greenberg (2021) — Director
- Former: Rochelle Trafton (2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Curtis (2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Finazzo (2019–2020) — Co-Chair
- Former: David Shear (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James Myers (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Sami Siddiqui (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Steve M. Lewis (2019–2020) — Co-Chair
- Former: Steve Pattison (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Fernando Machado (2019) — Director
- Former: Tim Brueggemann (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $215K, to Katie Lewis (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Burger King Foundation Inc
How much does Burger King Foundation Inc give each year?
Burger King Foundation Inc gave $5.7M across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.6M across 5 grants.
What is Burger King Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Burger King Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $22,750, and its average grant was $707,124, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Burger King Foundation Inc give grants?
Burger King Foundation Inc gives mostly in Minnesota: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Miami, FL (3 grants).
Does Burger King Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Burger King Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).
Who are Burger King Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Burger King Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Scholarship America ($3,792,814), Kids in Need Foundation ($1,645,970) and National Restaurant Education Fund ($150,400), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($30,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 99% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Burger King Foundation Inc?
Burger King Foundation Inc reported $41.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.3M.
What is Burger King Foundation Inc?
Burger King Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Miami, FL. It holds $41.9M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Burger King Foundation Inc's EIN?
Burger King Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1765327. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 19, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 6, 2025)
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